Public Service Announcement: UPS Drivers Have A Facebook Group About The Dogs On Their Routes, And It's Amazing
UPS drivers see a lot on their routes, but not every delivery comes with a wagging tail. In 2013, driver Sean McCarren started a Facebook group to celebrate the dogs, cats, and other animals that make the job a little brighter.
The page took off fast, and it now has more than 1.4 million likes on Facebook and 488,000 followers on Instagram. Drivers share photos of the animals they meet along the way, including longtime furry friends who seem to know the truck by heart.
It is a simple idea, but the photos say plenty. Scroll on and see why this corner of the internet keeps winning people over.
#1 Hey, we want a treat... Olympia, Washington
#2 Rudy is blind as a bat, but that doesn't stop him from following the sound of my truck until I feed him! - Saint Joseph, Michigan
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To: Charlie, our friendly neighborhood UPS guy
From: Jade and Jasper, to share with all the doggos on your route
Jonesborough, TN
#4 I stopped my truck, and before I knew it, I had a helper - Sugarland, Texas
#5 Attack dog. Camp Pendleton, California - Louice
#6 Eight corgis decided to greet my UPS husband, looking for treats and attention - Keene, New Hampshire
#7 Yeti likes when Dave comes to visit; he always gets a biscuit... Windsor, PA
#8
There's a new sheriff in town... and her name is Cupcake. Her job is maintaining law and order at the Bells Up Winery on the mean streets of Newberg, Oregon. Like the rough-and-tumble saloons of the old Wild West, the Bells Up Winery attracts more than its fair share of wine-tasting drifters, cattle rustlers, outlaws, gamblers, horse thieves, and assorted ne'er-do-wells... all of whom require a firm hand to keep them in line. It's a big job indeed, and one that only Cupcake can handle. She is predatory perfection personified; a pint-sized Pomeranian powerhouse in pink pineapple pajamas. A full forty-four ounces of fearless, fiery, four-legged, flesh-eating fury. She combines the tenacity of a pit bull, the razor-sharp fangs of a rattlesnake, the bone-crushing jaws of a hyena, the speed of a gazelle, and the shrill, deafening howl of an air raid siren into a potent and compact package that can be concealed in a coat pocket or handbag until such time as her awesome power is deployed against the miscreant who dares to misbehave in her establishment. When the forces of evil conspire to prey upon the law-abiding citizens of the Newberg frontier, you can sleep easy knowing that the mighty Cupcake will be there to stop them!
By Scott Hodges
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Champ is a distemper survivor; he uses a special quad wheelchair. He wanted to meet the big brown beast, which he thinks is his own personal goodies truck! Champ is my foster boy who is looking for his forever home. He is available with Shenandoah Shepherd Rescue in Virginia.
#11 Here’s Bill, one of the dogs I see on my route every day! - Louisville, KY
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Sometimes, "ewe" don't know who's coming into your truck. This is Elsa. She's a house dog. I dare you to tell her otherwise!!! Her human told me to see if she'd like puppy treats. She did! He was impressed - West Central Minnesota
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#14 “Any Bark Boxes up there?” - Jessie, Paducah, KY
#15 Our delivery guy meeting our newest member of the family today - Central Illinois.
#16 Deliver a package in a garage, turn towards my truck, then I hear a meow from behind - Portland, TN
Like this UPS driver who turns route encounters into doggy photoshoots, the “helpers” here are pure joy.
#17 She loves being carried by the UPS man and snuggled up - Louisville, Kentucky
#18 Yep! Something tells me I should not exit the package car! Just saying... Chesaw, Washington
#19
When you see a puppy, you hold the puppy, you cradle the puppy, you love on the puppy, you get puppy kisses, and last but not least, you take a picture with the puppy! I love what I do. It is by far one of the hardest and most demanding jobs I’ve ever done. However, it is also the best job I could ever ask for. As a UPS driver, I come across a lot of things: crazy people, crazy dogs... and then I come across some really awesome people and truly amazing dogs! But between you and me, I’ll always prefer seeing a good ole puppy any day! - Louisville, Kentucky
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Two of the most beautiful dogs on my route: Cinco and Ivy. I have posted over 250 dogs on my Instagram account. I retire in February 2020, and I am going to miss my dogs.
Woodinville, Washington
#21 This dog has had a few too many treats - Central City, Nebraska
#22 The deer dog Sparkles - Lake City, FL
#23 Best employee goes to Mr. Bentley - Bozeman, Montana
#24 ....another heartbreaker - Otis, Oregon
#25 Hello from Nuremberg, Germany
#26 One of the coolest-looking dogs on my route!! Meet Loki
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#28 Making new friends on my new route: 200 lb English Mastiff - Bowling Green, Kentucky
#29 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
#30 Awww, new baby - Camas, Washington
#31 Look into my eyes.
#32 Me and my buddy Kai! - Burlington, Wisconsin
#33 Our UPS driver loves our Doberman pack... Harpers Ferry, WV.
#34 My buddy Hank! - Vero Beach, FL
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#37 Smiling because it’s Friday! - Goldsboro, NC
#38 Steve in Wales, WI, with Mama Callie in the middle, with babies Sikari on the left and Reggie on the right.
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#40 Looks like a two-treat kind of day - Tim Springer, Orlando, Florida.
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